the biologic width (bw) includes attached epithelial cells and connective tissue attachment complex being very important in the periodontal health during prosthetic treatments as invading this zone can cause bone resorption and gingival recession. the present study investigated biologic width values in the normal periodontium in anterior and posterior teeth. 30 patients that referred from resto...

Desquamative gingivitis is an unsightly condition characterized by erythema and desquamation of the attached gingivae. The use of acrylic labial veneers as a vehicle for delivering medication and as a way to improve the esthetics is described.

Collections of exfoliated cells on Millipore filters, which retain the topographical relationships of the cells collected, previously have been used to examine keratinization and inflammation of adult gingivae. In the present study, samples of epithelial and inflammatory cells were obtained from the anterior maxillary gingivae of threeto five-year-old children using this technique. The oral hyg...

BACKGROUND Adverse effects of dental cast alloys on the health of patients are the problem in clinical practice. The aim of this paper was to describe the case of a patient with discolorated gingivae in the presence of fixed dental restorations and used diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. CASE REPORT A 30-year old pacient, presented with the complaints about unsatisfactory esthetic of his ...

Background: Melanin pigmentation of the gingiva appears in all ethnicities. Excessive is an esthetic concern that has increased awareness about depigmentation procedures. This epidemiological study aims to find correlation between skin color and gingival Sulaimani Governorate, Kurdistan/Iraq. Subjects Methods: A total 820 apparently healthy non-smokers, including 338 males 482 females with ging...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical effectiveness and patients' acceptance of soft tissue diode laser, for the elimination of hyper pigmented areas of the gingivae and buccal mucosa. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Twenty patients complaining of dark localized areas in their gingivae of upper and lower jaws, or in cheek mucosa were included in this study. All are females ages ranged from 18-37 with avera...

Receptor for hyaluronan-mediated motility (RHAMM) has previously been characterized as a cell surface receptor for hyaluronan and a microtubule-associated intracellular hyaluronan binding protein. We examined the expression of RHAMM mRNA in 43 oral squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) and 7 normal gingivae by real-time RT-PCR. The expression level of RHAMM mRNA was significantly higher in oral SCCs ...